Is my gun illegitimate?

[B. Dudley]

Dave,
That is the number 1 size buttplate. So, that would mean your gun was built as a 16g originally.

Your gun was either rebarreled by Meriden. Or maybe later on by someone else. I have seen some guns before that were rebarreled by Lefever Arms in the 1960s and 70s. They had a lot of left over parker parts inventory as well as a lot of factory equiptment and they were well equipt for rebarreling Parkers with NOS barrel sets.

[David Penland]

Thanks to everyone for all the information. Even thought the gun started life as a 16, it shoots and handles awesome as a 20!

[Opening Day]

Originally Posted by David Penland

Thanks to everyone for all the information. Even thought the gun started life as a 16, it shoots and handles awesome as a 20!

Can't ask for anything more......